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verb

present tense third-person singular of mount
1
as in increases
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number medical expenses began to mount

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2
as in offers
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition the huge amount of money needed to mount an opera

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3
as in rises
to move or extend upward the cable car continues to mount to ever higher terrain until the moment when the entire valley comes into view

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mounts

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noun (1)

plural of mount
as in mountains
an elevation of land higher than a hill Mount Everest

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mounts

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noun (2)

plural of mount
as in supports
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else hammered together a mount for the cameras

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Recent Examples of mounts
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With billions in ticking fees, breakup penalties and financing on the line, Paramount mounts a full-court PR and political pressure campaign. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Artificial intelligence disguises itself as human, attempts to dupe a web developer and mounts a malicious cyberattack -- all on its own. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 The nearly two-decade-old case has resurfaced as Patty mounts a Republican campaign for Missouri’s 5th Congressional District, which includes Kansas City. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 At the rear, bullet-style LED indicators double as brake and tail lights, allowing a logoed blanking plate to clean up the tail section where a central tail lamp normally mounts. — New Atlas, 30 July 2026 As evidence mounts that up to 500,000 civilians inside El-Obeid are in grave danger—facing the risk of serious human rights abuses—an urgent debate took place at the UN Human Rights Council. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026 Hernández has performed with the Public’s Mobile Unit initiative, which mounts free productions across the city’s five boroughs, at parks, community centers, and correctional facilities, and Aikens has participated in a similar program. — Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 20 May 2026 The Iran war will pose a challenge for Vance, Rubio, or any other administration official who mounts a run. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026 In England chaos reaches its zenith when a Kentishman named Jack Cade, encouraged by York (who has been sent to put down a revolt in Ireland), mounts an insurrection that plays havoc in the streets of London. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
Preservationists have voiced concerns that vibrations created by the cars could damage artworks by cracking canvases or loosening mounts. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Best for beginners and found on almost all low-cost models, these are simple (alt-az) mounts that move a scope up and down and left and right. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026 More news The LAX people mover is 99% done, but uncertainty mounts near deadline. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 As the pressure mounts, their perfectionism is challenged by a fellow dancer. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026 The Tropical Americas carousel gets its mounts The Tropical Americas land coming to Animal Kingdom is set in the fictional village of Pueblo Esperanza and at its center sits a carousel inspired by the natural world. — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 The race present a test of Martinez’s popularity as mounts a bid for another term in a campaign that has been overshadowed by an ongoing dispute with the district attorney’s office. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 The reel mounts to the wall with a two-point bracket (included) and smoothly swivels 180 degrees. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2026 The machine features a humanoid upper body, four-legged mobility, and modular arm mounts that can carry tools such as a chainsaw. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mounts
  1. increases
  2. offers
  3. rises
  4. mountains
  5. supports
  6. swells
  7. presents
  8. climbs
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  • Virgo August 23 – September 22 Your energy increases with a small tweak to your routine.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026
  • August 23 – September 22 Your energy increases with a small tweak to your routine.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of increases
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  • Amazon sales data from Market Defense tracked in early July over the previous 12 months offers a snapshot of brands gaining traction among parents shopping for babies and children.
    — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • For ships that did not book a slot in advance, the Canal Authority typically offers three-to-five daily slots for auction.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of offers
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  • The damage to the sport, in terms of lost revenues and fan disengagement, rises the more games that are missed.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That stored energy could then be recovered when electricity demand rises.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of rises
Noun
  • The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning that applies to more than 1 million people in San Diego County, mostly across inland valleys, foothills and mountains where high temperatures will approach or exceed 95 to 114 degrees.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The pair left their vehicle to find assistance, traversing salt flats toward Badwater Road, a two-lane highway encircled by mountains.
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of mountains
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  • From there, the software can automatically repair models, orient them for printing, generate supports, arrange parts on the build plate, slice the file, and send it directly to the printer.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Structure for learning, or whether a school has clear systems and supports in place, including consistent behavioral standards and high academic expectations, also predicted meaningful declines in the share of chronically absent students.
    — Jerome A. Graham, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of supports
Verb
  • Out over the eastern Pacific ocean, the mixture is leading to a rise in the ocean swells, and that could affect the region by the weekend.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Video shared by the navy shows a large turquoise box with the two men inside bobbing in dark ocean swells as rescue crews move in.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of swells
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  • Color presents a particular problem for cotton recycling because reactive dyes, widely used on cellulosic fibers, form strong covalent bonds with cellulose.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Senegal international is enticed by the option of joining Galatasaray and that presents an issue while the transfer window is open.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of presents
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  • Over the last 50 years, temperatures across Utah have risen at roughly twice the global average, according to data from the National History Museum of Utah, and Moab’s mercury regularly climbs into the triple digits during July and August.
    — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • What this means in practice is that the coaster car climbs up a vertical hill before hurtling around 1,230 feet of track culminating in a vertical spire.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of climbs

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“Mounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mounts. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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